Health care services are created with the patients in mind, right? Would your perspective change if you had limited mobility, couldn’t hear properly and had restricted vision? That’s what many…
Eryl Fraser isn’t sure what led her into healthcare. After she graduated from the University of Toronto in 2011 with an Honours Bachelor of Science degree specializing in biology with…
Convocation is just over a week away and to get ready, we asked medical laboratory science graduand, former Student Council Vice President, Orientation Week Coordinator, student representative on the Alumni…
Thanks to the generosity of a small Newfoundland community and some friendly competition, the Chiropody program’s annual sock drive has made Michener history. Each year throughout the month of May,…
On Thursday, May 5, Michener students and staff came together to participate in the annual Working with Seniors simulation workshop. Introduced in 2014 in partnership with Baycrest Health Sciences, the…
Prior to starting their clinical rotations, Michener’s medical laboratory science students spend 10 weeks in a simulated clinical environment as part of their summer semester. They perform tasks as they…
Michener students learn in the classroom that patient-centred care is a cornerstone of the health care experience, but five second-year respiratory therapy students recently discovered that some of the most…
“These activities helped me to build strong relationships,” says Anna, a 2015 graduate of Michener’s Respiratory Therapy program. She explains that events around Michener that promoted lung health and lung…
The Michener Institute is home to programs that train in-demand applied health professionals, including radiological technologists, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) technologists, anaesthesia assistants and medical laboratory technologists. These specialized and…
This is an exciting time for Michener. On December 14, 2015, The Michener Institute for Applied Health Sciences signed an agreement to integrate with University Health Network (UHN). This Canadian-first,…